Dashan and his friends first returned the two rented ox carts and agreed to come to their house later to settle the rent.
Now everyone in the village knows that they are rich, so they are not afraid that they will default on their debts. When they think of work, they are all looking forward to them coming to their door, and no one will refuse.
When Tian saw them, tears suddenly flowed out. She hit Yan Dashan twice, wiped her tears, got on the ox cart and went to Chunxiao's place. On the way, she also picked up Zhang. Zhang was now pregnant. Seeing his wife, Dahe couldn't help but touch her belly and asked, "Is it still uncomfortable to sleep?"
Zhang looked at the others, lowered her head and said nothing.
Two ox carts entered Chunxiao's fenced yard.
Yan Bingfa heard the sound of an ox cart in the yard. He felt something in his heart and stood up and walked out of the yard. Sure enough, he saw them coming back. The heart that had been hanging in his heart for a long time finally settled down.
"You're finally back."
"Dad!" Several children ran back from the fields in the distance. They were helping to pull weeds today. "Dad." They called out "Dad" and ran to Shuwen in a flash.
"Brother, you've been out for so long, did you bring anything good with you?"
Shuwen rolled his eyes. "I've been out for so long, and now you're asking me for things. You can't even get a sip of water." The two children quickly ran to get some water. Shufeng helped them pull the oxcart into the cowshed and added water to the trough. If the man is thirsty, the animals will be thirsty too.
The three of them were also very tired, so they sat down and rested while drinking water.
"Why did you take so long this time? It's been over 20 days. Are you guys going to run away again?"
"How could that be, Grandma? We were still in Tongzhou. We bought the things and were about to leave when we were arrested. Dad and the others were detained for three days."
Everyone present was shocked. "How could he be arrested for selling cotton? Is selling cotton prohibited in Tongzhou?"
"The government arrested people? Why did they arrest them?"
What his father asked was exactly what Chunxiao wanted to ask, and the women all looked at the three of them.
"Let me tell you." Erhe spoke quickly and eloquently. "Tongzhou has started conscription and labor service. Anyone between the ages of 15 and 50 must go to the battlefield. Many people have been trying to evade labor service, so the government went out on the streets to arrest them. As long as they were adult men, they would arrest them first and then release them after the investigation was complete. I was also detained for three days for no apparent reason."
"It's been so long since we had military service, why is it starting again this year?" Zhou muttered.
"There's a war going on in the north, and Tongzhou is close by. If the court is short of men, won't we have to recruit soldiers?"
"Then Tongzhou is in chaos right now."
"It is a chaos. There are many merchants, refugees, and government officials. You need a pass to leave the city. Fortunately, we have sold all the cotton and don't have to go anymore. Now the situation changes every day. If you can avoid going, you'd better not go." Dashan shook his head when he thought of the scene.
"What price did the cotton sell for this time?" Zhou asked.
The three laughed again when they talked about cotton. "The prices there are rising day by day. Last time we sold it for 187 wen per catty, this time it was 218 wen. I heard the government is also requisitioning cotton. We are afraid that the government will requisition our cotton. We will sell it to the right buyer if we find one. Otherwise, if we wait a few days, the price will probably go up even more."
"218 Wen, my god, the price has doubled so much."
"218 wen is already very high, we can't be greedy." Finally returning safely, Chunxiao originally thought that since the price difference was so considerable, he might as well buy some cotton locally and sell it, but now it seems that he should forget it.
Yan Dashan placed a cloth bundle in front of Chunxiao and said, "This is your share of the money, exactly 327 taels."
Chunxiao took the purse and asked, "How much is the money for the flowers on the way?"
"It won't cost much, we'll spread it out among ourselves, just take your share."
Chun Xiao smiled brightly, "Thank you, brothers." After that, she began to count the silver in her bag, returning 50 taels to Tian and Zhang, and 110 taels to Zhou and the others. "We always borrow and repay, so it's not difficult to borrow again."
The two brothers were stunned. "Why did you give them money?"
"Brother, since you guys haven't come back yet, I'm in debt to my whole family."
The three of them were even more confused.
"Auntie, your money was defrauded?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Tian smiled. "When you were away, my younger sister bought a big farm. I heard from Dad that it has more than 200 acres of land. She was short of money, so we pooled our money together."
"Are you going to buy a farm? Where?" Dashan asked.
"It's the farm in Lu Village, the one we made charcoal for last year. I originally went there to ask about cotton seeds, but they wanted to sell the farm, so I bought it."
Yan Dashan was stunned. The manor was very expensive. "How much does that cost?"
"1,350 taels. I don't know how your sister got the money together. She didn't tell me and didn't let me know." Yan Bingfa curled his lips.
"Not only the land, but also 27 people were sold to her."
Daha was drinking water and suddenly spat it out, "1350 taels? So much money? And you bought a person?" The idea of buying a person was too shocking for them.
Zhang patted his back and said, "It's just buying people. Look at you, you sprayed all over Dad."
"Aunt, you really want to be the owner of the manor."
Chun Xiao smiled, her eyebrows raised. "Of course. On the 12th, our whole family has to go over to help with the handover and clean up. Once that's done, I can arrange the rest of the things. There should be quite a lot of cotton seeds on the farm, so we don't have to worry about the seeds."
"Can you afford to support so many people?" Daha asked.
"The people I buy only need to take care of their food and clothing, and they will listen to my arrangements and won't leak secrets. If I hire someone else, it will be much more troublesome. Not only will it cost more money, but I will also have to find a reliable person to sign the contract. In any case, buying people is more convenient, but I haven't met these people yet, so I don't know what their situation is. I'll tell you after I completely take over the manor."
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